Peter Williams, a former chief executive of Selfridges with a reputation as a business troubleshooter, today cropped up as the chairman of Blacks Leisure... more
Private-equity firm Terra Firma has approves a resolution which allows for the injection of up to £500 million into debt-laden record label EMI ... more
Media Analysis: An anxious music industry is watching to see whether debt-laden EMI is about to pass out into the hands of its US bankers Citigroup... more
Daily Mail & General Trust gives fresh hope to the newspaper industry as it reports ad growth of five to 10 per cent on its flagship national title... more
Newspaper publisher Daily Mail and General Trust today reported a 13% fall in third-quarter revenues, but said the decline in advertising revenue at its national and regional titles slowed ... more
American tourists are becoming a rare sight on our streets because of the weak dollar but Europeans are still heading to England's capital in their droves... more
The crisis at JJB Sports over a £1.5 million loan to its chairman Sir David Jones from rival retail tycoon Mike Ashley deepened today, as it emerged that Jones had not disclosed the affair to five of his six fellow directors ... more
Surrey's police chief accused ministers of “eroding” his ability to protect the public because of a government decision which will force him to cut 50 jobs — including 35 frontline officers — this year... more
Daily Mail & General Trust has relied on its business-to-business divisions to see it through the recession but claims to have seen an improvement in newspaper advertising in the last couple of months ... more
Media group Daily Mail and General Trust expects to axe 1500 staff this year, with two thirds of them going from regional newspapers arm Northcliffe... more
Media: Daily Mail and General Trust has said trading in the final three months of 2008 was "ahead of expectations" but warned that the immediate outlook could be much worse... more
Leisure: Chris Ronnie is likely to be ousted as chief executive of JJB Sports within days after the leisurewear retailer revealed it has suffered an awful Christmas... more
Leisure: Chris Ronnie is likely to be ousted as chief executive of JJB Sports within days after the leisurewear retailer revealed it has suffered an awful Christmas... more
Media: Profits at DMGT fell 9% over the last year as the media group was hit by the "unprecedented" collapse in the property and recruitment advertising markets... more
A major government review of how maths is taught in primary schools is set to recommend joint parent-andchild lessons and a recruitment drive for specialist teachers... more
Little Britain star David Walliams, Olympic rower James Cracknell and friend Greg Whyte completed their Sport Relief swim to Africa today. The triumphant pair crossed the 12-mile Strait of Gibraltar in four hours 36 minutes... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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